A small, clever mouse goes to space, and proves invaluable when he squeezes into a small space to retrieve a stuck key. ( )

This book is about a mouse whose dream is to become an astronaut. He works very hard to achieve his dream and becomes one of the six astronauts to go into space. They end up in a pickle and due to his small size is there to save the day. This is based on a "partially" true story about an astronaut named Meteor saving the day in space. The illustrations are very colorful and would be a catch with children. The message that even when you're the smallest "mouse" in the world, you can do anything you put your mind to. ( )

This is a book about sending mice to space. They are preparing all of the astronauts for their testing to go to space. They chose six mice to go into space but then the last on that they chose was a smaller mouse that didn't look as strong to the other peoples surprise. Yet when they went into space it told a little bit about the astronauts jobs and what they did for free time in space. Then the last mouse was chosen to help them get a key out of a tight space. He rescued it and was awarded lots of medals when he came back to earth and was called a "Moustrenaught' at the end of the book.

Meteor is a friendly, hardworking little mouse with dreams of traveling to outer space. He works hard, and has all the qualifications of the bigger mice, but it’s always the larger mice who have the opportunity to fly into space.

Finally selected to fly, the teeny-weeny, itsy-bitsy mouse blasts off with five other, much larger, mice. As the shuttle slips away from earth’s gravity, those five cling to their special Mouse Hotel cage, but Meteor loves the feeling of weightlessness. And when there’s an unexpected problem, can the smallest one save the mission and earn his “Mousetronaut” title?

Based on Astronaut Kelly’s 2001 shuttle flight, the story of Meteor is partially true. On that mission, the shuttle carried eighteen mice into space. Seventeen of them clung to the cage, but one, smaller than the rest, seemed to enjoy the weightlessness of space. And so the story of Meteor was born. With its realistic story and lifelike illustrations, this is a picture book guaranteed to warm the reader’s heart as it spins out its tale of the success of the smallest ones.

Highly recommended. ( )

I really enjoyed this book, I actually purchased a signed copy for my own collection. My dad works at NASA and has had experiences with Mark Kelly, so it was really cool to see his book. One of the best features of this book are the pictures in it. The illustrations really show the reader that Meteor is the smallest mouse compared to all the others. You can also really see the emotions on his face. For example the look of surprise when he is picked to go into space, or the proud look he has after saving the mission. The illustrations are a huge part of the story. I also liked the language in the book. It introduces some terms astronauts might use. When describing "the mission" and the features inside the space craft, it might seem interesting to some students and draw them in. I know when I was little, I liked being able to talk about "grown up" things. It made me feel smart. The last thing I really liked was the message. You don't have to be the biggest and strongest to be considered the best. Little Meteor was picked to go to space because he worked hard and was determined to succeed. ( )